SLWK 606 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6&7: Cognitive Model, Dysphoria
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Patients" depressed automatic thoughts frequently get in their way. Conceptualization of lack of mastery or pleasure. Patients often derive low levels of satisfaction and pleasure. Perhaps the easiest and quickest way to get patients behaviorally activated is to review their typical daily schedule. Using the activity chart to assess the accuracy of predictions. When patients are skeptical that scheduling activities can help, you can ask them to predict levels of mastery and pleasure or mood on one activity chart and then record actual ratings on another. Elicit the names of problems patients want help in solving. Collect data that may indicate other important problem areas to discuss. Look at information not specifically covered in tests. Check on adherence to medications, problems, side effects, or questions. Socialize patients into bringing up the names of problems they want help in solving. Helps make a bridge between the previous session and the current one.
